Whups.
I’ve been using QProcess from QT to spawn some SSH processes in glTail, and then just using exit(1) to quit while testing.
And on thursday evening, by server ran out of memory due to ~4000 SSH processes running. Guess I should find out how to properly quit a QT application instead of just exiting. 
Woot woot! Fire up those cd-burners and get installing!
Planning for Ubuntu 7.04 - the “Feisty Fawn”
> In that spirit, the release will be be code named “The Feisty Fawn”.
Nice one. =)
EdgyReleaseNotes - Ubuntu Wiki
Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy Eft) has reached Release Candidate 1. Woot!
I’ve been running it on my desktop machine for a few weeks, without any problems at all. The upgrade was almost smooth as well, just had a bit of python hassle.
I used the default Xorg 7.1 that ships with Edgy, and Compiz & friends from Quinnstorms Edgy repositories.
Section "Module"
Load "bitmap"
Load "ddc"
Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI Technologies, Inc. RV370 5B60 [Radeon X300 (PCIE)]"
Driver "ati"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Option "XAANoOffscreenPixmaps"
Option "backingstore" "true"
Option "ColorTiling" "on"
Option "EnablePageFlip" "true"
Option "SubPixelOrder" "none"
Option "RenderAccel" "true"
Option "AGPMode" "4"
Option "DynamicClocks" "on"
Option "mtrr" "on"
Option "VideoOverlay" "on"
Option "OpenGLOverlay" "off"
Option "RendelAccel" "true"
Option "MergedFB" "true"
Option "OverlayOnCRTC2" "true"
Option "CRT2Position" "RightOf"
Option "MetaModes" "1280x1024-1280x1024"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "ATI Technologies, Inc. RV370 5B60 [Radeon X300 (PCIE)]"
Monitor "DELL E171FP"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024"
Virtual 2560 1024
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
# Option "Xinerama" "ON"
EndSection
ATI Proprietary Linux Release Notes
> Resolution of an XGL startup issue that prevented users from starting XGL on display :0. Further details can be found in topic number 737-22841
Woho. No more fiddling with :1 to get Xgl running. If only they would support bigger than 2048×2048 blits I could actually finally start using it at work.
NOVELL: Novell Announces Next Generation Desktop: SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
> SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 enables organization to gain flexibility in their IT infrastructure, have greater control of their environment, improve end-user security and dramatically reduce operational costs.
> It is the only enterprise-quality Linux desktop on the market designed for general-purpose business. Developed and backed by Novell, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop provides market-leading usability, seamless interoperability with existing enterprise computer systems, and dozens of essential office applications.
A preview is available for download from the link above. It’s a hefty 5 CDs though, so I’m not sure if I’ll bother downloading and installing it even though it’s gotten plenty of rave reviews and is being hailed as an Ubuntu replacement. One feature it sports that will prompt quite a few people to install it is that Xgl is included and integrated. They’ve also included the new ’start-menu’ replacement, and good Beagle integration. All in all it looks like a very polished distribution, and it will be very interesting to see how it will work out for Novell when it’s finally released in a stable form.
DivX Shiny New Features
> We here at DivX like to spend our time making things work faster, better, and with some serious style. With that in mind we’ve just finished a whole bunch of work on the DivX decoder, including many performance quality enhancements that we know you’re going to love!
Got to say the sharpening looks pretty sweet. I just wonder how it’ll look on moving pictures instead of stills like they show on the webpage. And if my poor little PVR can mange.
Microsoft clamps down on “vistatorrent” site | News.blog | CNET News.com
> With Microsoft having a tough time getting the Vista beta quickly into the hands of all those that wanted it, some folks thought they could help out.
> They set up vistatorrent.com, redistributing the code on their own.
> Microsoft’s response? Thanks, but no thanks. The company promptly slapped the site with a cease-and-desist letter.
I understand Microsofts reasoning, but I can’t understand why they don’t provide a torrent themselves. It would reall make downloading easier for a whole lot of people, and reduce costs for Microsoft.
